Behavior Matrix

The below behavior matrix will be used by school administration when determining consequences in response to student behavior and actions. The overall goal of our behavior matrix is to help students recognize the harm they've caused and find ways to repair that harm. In addition, one of our primary concerns is protecting student and community safety. All actions within a box will be used for each student action unless the student is unwilling to engage in the restorative actions. If a student is unwilling to engage in restorative practices, potentially more severe consequences may be issued.

- Physical contact (of another in the act of harassment), includes pansting

- Continual verbal, visual, or physical sexual harassment

Tardy

●1st - 3rd warning via auto-dialer

●4th - 5th lunch clean up

●6th after-school detention

●7th warning via auto-dialer

●8th - 9th lunch clean up

●10+ after-school detention

Theft/Possession of Stolen Property

●After school detention

●Restitution to individual(s) and community

●Guardian + student conference

●Restorative circle*

●Counselor referral

●1-2 day in-school suspension

●Restitution to individual(s) and community

●Guardian + student conference

●Police contacted if necessary

●Restorative circle*

●Counselor follow-up

●3+ day in-school suspension

●Restitution to individual(s) and community

●Guardian + student conference

●Police contacted if necessary

●Restorative circle*

●Counselor follow-up

Threats (student)

●1 day suspension in or out-of-school

●Guardian + student conference

●Conflict resolution or restorative circle*

●Counselor referral

●Police report possible

●2-3 day suspension

●Guardian + student conference

●Conflict resolution or restorative circle*

●Counselor follow-up

●Police report possible

●3-5 day suspension

●Expulsion recommendation possible

●Guardian + student conference

●Conflict resolution or restorative circle*

●Counselor follow-up

●Possible report possible

- Witness intimidation using harassment and/or threat

- Threat of death or grave bodily injury

Threats (staff)

●1-2 day suspension

●Guardian + student conference

●Police report

●Restorative conference*

●Counselor referral

●Consider class change

●2-3 day suspension

●Guardian + student conference

●Police report

●Restorative conference*

●Counselor follow-up

●Consider class change

●3-5 day suspension

●Expulsion recommendation possible

●Guardian + student conference

●Police report

●Restorative conference*

●Counselor follow-up

●Consider class change

- Threat of death or grave bodily injury against school official, or against school property

Vandalism, Graffiti, Destruction of Property

●1 day in-school suspension

●Restitution, clean up

●Guardian + student conference

●Police report possible

●2 day in-school suspension

●Restitution, clean up

●Guardian + student conference

●Police report

●3 day in-school suspension

●Restitution, clean up

●Guardian + student conference

●Police report

- Destruction or harm to school or personal property requiring clean up or resulting in financial loss

Verbal Abuse of a Staff Member

●Possible 1 day class suspension

●Restorative conference including guardian

●Possible 2-3 day class or in-school suspension

●Restorative conference including guardian

●Counselor referral

●Possible 3-5 day class or out of school suspension

●Restorative conference including guardian

●Counselor follow-up

Weapons, Explosives, Dangerous Objects, Imitation Firearms

- Possession of a knife or blade, real or imitation

●1-2 day suspension

●Guardian + student conference

●Counseling referral

●3-5 day suspension

●Guardian + student conference

●Counseling follow-up

●Possibility of expulsion recommended

●Suspension pending expulsion

●Expulsion recommended

●Guardian + student conference

●Counseling follow-up

- Possession or use of a weapons, explosives, dangerous objects or imitation firearms

- Brandishing a knife

●Suspension pending expulsion(Ed. Code required)

●Expulsion recommended

●Police called

●Guardian and student conference

*Note that school staff reserve the right to shift the nature of suspensions from in-school to out of school.

*Conflict resolution – A meeting between 2-3 individuals that is mediated by an administrator, counselor or teacher using restorative questions and “I messages.” Resolutions will only be conducted when both parties agree.

Counseling referral – A referral to one of the school counselors will be made and counselor will determine length/duration of follow-up visits or interventions. Referrals to the mental health program maybe made through the counselors.

Defiance – Minor occurrences of defiance should be handled in the classroom using the existing classroom management system. Requests for restorative conferences can be made without completing a behavior referral.

*Restorative circle – A practice of restorative justice in which those impacted by an action come together using a formal circle process to address the harm done and explore ways to move forward. Circles will only be conducted when both parties agree.

Restorative conference -- A practice of restorative justice in which those impacted by an action come together in a conference setting to address the harm done and explore ways to move forward.

For each 2 days of suspension, a student can replace 1 day with 5 hours of community service. The community service hours must be approved by administration and be completed within 3 weeks of the incident.

Restorative actions will be used to help students earn back the opportunity to attend school dances. Students who have been suspended, have ten or more tardies, or have three or more referrals in a quarter will be ineligible for for the quarter dance. Those student can earn back the ability to attend through the completion of community service. Please see Ms. Brill or Mr. Haupert for more information. Students start with a clean slate at the beginning of each quarter (except for 2nd semester for 8th graders).

If a student is suspended, there will be a pre-suspension conference with the student and a reintegration conference that will include guardian, student, and an administrator. When a student is suspended, teachers are automatically notified of the incident and suspension.